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Les Sonnets luxurieux, plate 5
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Les Sonnets luxurieux, plate 5

Paul Avril (Édouard-Henri Avril)
1892
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The story

Avril illustrated an 1892 edition of Aretino's Sonetti lussuriosi, the verses written for the I Modi engravings whose 1524 publication got Marcantonio Raimondi imprisoned by Pope Clement VII and every copy destroyed.

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Object details

Title
Les Sonnets luxurieux, plate 5
Artist
Paul Avril (Édouard-Henri Avril)
Date
1892
Culture
French
Medium
Coloured etching, for Aretino's Sonnets luxurieux
Object type
Prints
Collection
Not recorded
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0049
Original image
800 × 500 px
Source record
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License evidence
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